The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-09
100 Doses One Dollar
Mexican News.


from Pachuca to Zacualtipam.
1t is said that General Albino Zertche
is to be appointed governor of Chispas.
General Marquee, governor of Puebla,
has proposed trip to the United States.
Work is shortly to be commenced on
the railroad from Tampica to San Luis.
Potosi.
Mons Charles Courvisier has been rec 50
ognized as Swiss Corsul-general in tn e
City of Mexico.
Sr. Benito Gomez Farias has been APP
pointed financial agent of the republic in
London.
Catarina Gloria, the well-known bull
tightress, has arrived at San Luis Potosi,
from Havana.
The state government of Zacetecas has,
levied tax of l215 per cent. to build a
jail at Huetamo.
The Conception mines, in the state of
San Luis Potosi, are for sale for the baga--
telle of $3,750,000
Work has commenced on the railroad
near Irapuato, and the road is to extend
from Irapuato to Guadelaiara.
The government has ordered the wires
taken up from several abandoned lines in
the state of Tamaulepas.
Don Henrique Nasen, manager of the
Tominil mine was recently murdered near
Guadalupe de los Reyes, by two Amer.
leans.
A cent bed house has been establish
in the City of Mexico for the benefit
the poorer classes so as to enable them to,
obtain lodgings suited to their means.
few days ago four prisoners at the
jail In Victoria, while cleaning up, made a
dash for liberty. Three of them escaped,
but the other was shot dead in his tracks,
1t is said that the house of Rothschilds
will loan the money to build the branch
road from the Central railroad to Guarda-,
lajara, which is in course of construction.
The National Monte Piedad has at
present but $4,000 of its bills in circula-
ton. The saving of this concern from
bankruptcy was a skillful piece of fnan-
ciering.
There is yet living at Melchores ranch,
four leagues from Guiana uato lady $50
years of age, who knew the patriot priest.
HidalgO, well, and who yet retains her fac
ulties in a wonderful degree.
A few days ago, ut Leon, hoodlum
asked boy to take drink of liquor.
Upon the boy refusing, the wretch threw
the liquor on the little fellows shirt, and
Immediately set fire to it with a match.
The proprietor of the soioou extinguishe6
the flames, and turned the hoodlum over
to the police.
A few days ago the people of Charcos,
San Luis Patosl, tried to murder the par
ish priest because the latter was foreigner
and had said that certain persons had at
tempted to steal the jewels that adorned
the statue of the Blessed Virgin in the
church. Military force had to be used to
quill the disturbance and save the life of
his reverence.
The other day in the City of Mexico
two well dressed AMI pretty little girls
called at a toy shop, priced pair of
French dolls at $35, and asked permission
to take and show them to their mother,
Sra. Miranda. Not returning, the propri-
etor sent the clerk to see if the lady would
take the dolls, when he discovered that
Sra. Miranda had no children.
few days ago, at Temosache, Chihau-
hau, the wife of respectable merchant
gave birth to most horrible object. 1t
had a body and four feet like dog, the
head of cat, the mouth filled with sharp
teeth and surrounded with whiskers, and a
large tongue like cat, the ears of a
human being, eyes large, round and
yellow tail four inches long; the skin
was white and naked except three tufts of
fiery red bristles, one on the forehead,
one on the back and the third on the tail;
on the feet were long claws. The horrible
object lived only short time.